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enPredicting the Lyme disease seasonhttps://www2.ucar.edu/atmosnews/in-brief/11895/predicting-lyme-disease-season
<a href="https://www2.ucar.edu/atmosnews/in-brief/11895/predicting-lyme-disease-season"><img src="https://www2.ucar.edu/sites/default/files/styles/crop_200px_110px/public/atmosnews/features/%5Bsite-date-yyyy%5D/lyme_northeast_map_v3.jpg?itok=fZ67bPmg" width="200" height="110" alt="Map showing areas of US Northeast and Midwest where Lyme disease is most common" /></a> Warmer temperatures, higher humidity, and less rain help lead to an earlier Lyme disease season, researchers have found. They have also identified several weather variables that can be used to predict the onset and peak of the next seasons. July 09, 2014University Corporation for Atmospheric Researchhttps://www2.ucar.edu/atmosnews/in-brief/11895/predicting-lyme-disease-seasonPredicting flu seasonhttps://www2.ucar.edu/atmosnews/just-published/10832/predicting-flu-season
<a href="https://www2.ucar.edu/atmosnews/just-published/10832/predicting-flu-season"><img src="https://www2.ucar.edu/sites/default/files/styles/crop_200px_110px/public/People_wearing_face_masks_Mexico_0.jpg?itok=RpHk2flt" width="200" height="110" alt="Predicting flu season: Photo of people wearing face masks" /></a> Techniques used in weather and climate forecasting are helping to predict peak flu outbreaks.December 20, 2013University Corporation for Atmospheric Researchhttps://www2.ucar.edu/atmosnews/just-published/10832/predicting-flu-seasonGoogle and the fluhttps://www2.ucar.edu/atmosnews/perspective/8407/google-and-flu
<a href="https://www2.ucar.edu/atmosnews/perspective/8407/google-and-flu"><img src="https://www2.ucar.edu/sites/default/files/styles/crop_200px_110px/public/ucar_magazine/currents/2012/flu_shot.jpg?itok=0y3L82M_" width="200" height="110" alt="Goolge and flu-Person getting the influenza vaccine via injection" /></a> What if we could use the data from fevered searches for flu information on the Web, plus humidity observations, to help predict the course of an outbreak? If new research lives up to its promise, we’ll soon be able to do just that.November 30, 2012University Corporation for Atmospheric Researchhttps://www2.ucar.edu/atmosnews/perspective/8407/google-and-fluFlu outbreaks predicted with weather forecast techniqueshttps://www2.ucar.edu/atmosnews/news/8375/flu-outbreaks-predicted-weather-forecast-techniques
<a href="https://www2.ucar.edu/atmosnews/news/8375/flu-outbreaks-predicted-weather-forecast-techniques"><img src="https://www2.ucar.edu/sites/default/files/styles/crop_200px_110px/public/news/images/features/2012/people-wearing-masks-thm.jpg?itok=BezgtWHo" width="200" height="110" alt="Forecasting the flu - People wearing face masks" /></a> By predicting the timing and severity of flu outbreaks, the new system can eventually help society better prepare for them.November 27, 2012University Corporation for Atmospheric Researchhttps://www2.ucar.edu/atmosnews/news/8375/flu-outbreaks-predicted-weather-forecast-techniquesA splash of realityhttps://www2.ucar.edu/atmosnews/in-brief/7646/splash-reality
<a href="https://www2.ucar.edu/atmosnews/in-brief/7646/splash-reality"><img src="https://www2.ucar.edu/sites/default/files/styles/crop_200px_110px/public/atmosnews/features/2012/global-water-volume-fresh2-thm.jpg?itok=WzzuDtVJ" width="200" height="110" alt="Illustration comparing total global water to much tinier total freshwater" /></a> Until supplies approach a trickle—or a torrent—public attention seldom focuses on water issues. But water is consistently Topic A for a wide-ranging group of researchers. August 13, 2012University Corporation for Atmospheric Researchhttps://www2.ucar.edu/atmosnews/in-brief/7646/splash-realityThree states of waterhttps://www2.ucar.edu/atmosnews/in-brief/7651/three-states-water
<a href="https://www2.ucar.edu/atmosnews/in-brief/7651/three-states-water"><img src="https://www2.ucar.edu/sites/default/files/styles/crop_200px_110px/public/atmosnews/features/2012/3states-thm.jpg?itok=7byzcvr_" width="200" height="110" alt="UCAR Magazine" /></a> States are having to make tough decisions regarding their water use and their interaction with water. NCAR scientists are involved in collaborative projects in Colorado, Louisiana, and Oklahoma to evaluate the long-term effects of today’s decisions.August 13, 2012University Corporation for Atmospheric Researchhttps://www2.ucar.edu/atmosnews/in-brief/7651/three-states-waterForecasting to fight meningitishttps://www2.ucar.edu/atmosnews/in-brief/6973/forecasting-fight-meningitis
<a href="https://www2.ucar.edu/atmosnews/in-brief/6973/forecasting-fight-meningitis"><img src="https://www2.ucar.edu/sites/default/files/styles/crop_200px_110px/public/atmosnews/features/2012/meningitis.jpg?itok=GelH3vos" width="200" height="110" alt="UCAR Magazine" /></a> Specially developed forecasts aim to help public health officials in Africa coordinate an international immunization program against meningitis, an often deadly disease associated with dry, dusty weather patterns.April 23, 2012University Corporation for Atmospheric Researchhttps://www2.ucar.edu/atmosnews/in-brief/6973/forecasting-fight-meningitisModeling nuclear radiationhttps://www2.ucar.edu/atmosnews/just-published/6924/modeling-nuclear-radiation
<a href="https://www2.ucar.edu/atmosnews/just-published/6924/modeling-nuclear-radiation"><img src="https://www2.ucar.edu/sites/default/files/styles/crop_200px_110px/public/Nuclear_plants_Japan_in_2011.svg_600.jpg?itok=kNbufkjm" width="200" height="110" alt="Nuclear power plants in Japan, 2011" title="(Image by Roulex_45, via Wikimedia Commons)" /></a> After an earthquake and tsunami damaged the Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima, Japan, on March 11, 2011, an unknown quantity of radioactive material was released into the surrounding air and sea. April 16, 2012University Corporation for Atmospheric Researchhttps://www2.ucar.edu/atmosnews/just-published/6924/modeling-nuclear-radiationOzone production and the circadian rhythm of plantshttps://www2.ucar.edu/atmosnews/just-published/5497/ozone-production-and-circadian-rhythm-plants
<a href="https://www2.ucar.edu/atmosnews/just-published/5497/ozone-production-and-circadian-rhythm-plants"><img src="https://www2.ucar.edu/sites/default/files/styles/crop_200px_110px/public/staffnotes/research/2011/RainForest_0.jpg?itok=B9CBdGAz" width="200" height="110" alt="Rain forest with lots of large ferns in the foreground." /></a> A team that includes NCAR scientists Anne Boynard and Alex Guenther has found that the rate at which plant canopies emit isoprene, a volatile organic compound, is influenced by circadian rhythms.October 03, 2011University Corporation for Atmospheric Researchhttps://www2.ucar.edu/atmosnews/just-published/5497/ozone-production-and-circadian-rhythm-plantsSpecial deliveryhttps://www2.ucar.edu/atmosnews/in-brief/5281/special-delivery
<a href="https://www2.ucar.edu/atmosnews/in-brief/5281/special-delivery"><img src="https://www2.ucar.edu/sites/default/files/styles/crop_200px_110px/public/ucar_magazine/features/2011/clim-health_mosquito_lead.jpg?itok=JiJSipTe" width="200" height="110" alt="Aedes aegypti mosquito biting a human" /></a> A small but active group of discipline-crossing specialists are analyzing the response of disease transmission to temperature, moisture, and other atmospheric variables.September 06, 2011University Corporation for Atmospheric Researchhttps://www2.ucar.edu/atmosnews/in-brief/5281/special-delivery